Fully covered metal vs plastic stents after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Impact on residual stones

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2026; 18(6): 120524
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120524

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Figure 1 Representative images of the papilla after metal stent placement and after metal stent removal. A: Duodenoscopy image of papilla and lumen patency with fully covered self-expandable metal stents placed in the main bile duct via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; B: Image of the papilla after metal stent removal.

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Figure 2 Love plot before and after propensity score matching. SMD: Standardized mean difference.

Citation: Balli E, Bilgi Kirmaci M, Shahryar GR, Yilmaz S. Fully covered metal vs plastic stents after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Impact on residual stones. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(6): 120524
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Balli E, Bilgi Kirmaci M, Shahryar GR, Yilmaz S. Fully covered metal vs plastic stents after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Impact on residual stones. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(6): 120524 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.120524]

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